Poll Watch: PPP (D) Texas 2012 Republican Primary

PPP (D) Texas 2012 Republican Primary

• Mike Huckabee 25% (20%) {19%} [22%] (29%)
• Sarah Palin 21% (22%) {19%} [17%] (23%)
• Newt Gingrich 17% (15%) {23%} [25%]
• Mitt Romney 10% (15%) {17%} [18%] (32%)
• Ron Paul 9% {8%} [8%]
• Tim Pawlenty 5% (3%)
• Mitch Daniels 3% (2%)
• Someone else/Undecided 8% (20%)

Among Conservatives

• Mike Huckabee 26% (20%) {18%} [23%] (32%)
• Sarah Palin 21% (23%) {21%} [18%] (27%)
• Newt Gingrich 20% (17%) {24%} [28%]
• Ron Paul 9% {7%} [11%]
• Mitt Romney 9% (14%) {18%} [16%] (30%)
• Tim Pawlenty 6% (3%)
• Mitch Daniels 3% (2%)
• Someone else/Undecided 7% (18%)

Among Moderates

• Mike Huckabee 23% (16%) {22%} [17%] (22%)
• Sarah Palin 23% (14%) {10%} [14%] (13%)
• Mitt Romney 13% (23%) {15%} [26%] (40%)
• Newt Gingrich 12% (10%) {17%} [15%]
• Ron Paul 11% {9%} [6%]
• Tim Pawlenty 5% (2%)
• Mitch Daniels 0% (1%)
• Someone else/Undecided 13% (25%)

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 25% (19%) {18%} [21%] (27%)
• Sarah Palin 25% (20%) {16%} [18%] (26%)
• Newt Gingrich 14% (22%) {29%} [27%]
• Mitt Romney 11% (15%) {18%} [17%] (33%)
• Ron Paul 8% {8%} [10%]
• Mitch Daniels 6% (2%)
• Tim Pawlenty 5% (4%)
• Someone else/Undecided 5% (12%)

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 24% (21%) {20%} [22%] (30%)
• Newt Gingrich 21% (7%) {16%} [22%]
• Sarah Palin 17% (23%) {23%} [16%] (21%)
• Ron Paul 10% {7%} [11%]
• Mitt Romney 10% (16%) {16%} [19%] (31%)
• Tim Pawlenty 6% (2%)
• Mitch Daniels 1% (2%)
• Someone else/Undecided 12% (28%)

If the Republican candidates for President next year were Mitch Daniels, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, and Rick Perry, who would you vote for?

• Mike Huckabee 24% [18%]
• Newt Gingrich 17% [23%]
• Sarah Palin 17% [17%]
• Ron Paul 10% [8%]
• Mitt Romney 10% [14%]
• Rick Perry 9% [8%]
• Tim Pawlenty 4%
• Mitch Daniels 3%
• Someone else/Undecided 5%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 71% / 15% {+56%}
• Sarah Palin 69% / 24% {+45%}
• Rick Perry 65% / 26% {+39%}
• Newt Gingrich 60% / 22% {+38%}
• Mitt Romney 52% / 27% {+25%}

Among Conservatives

• Mike Huckabee 77% / 9% {+68%}
• Sarah Palin 77% / 15% {+62%}
• Rick Perry 70% / 19% {+51%}
• Newt Gingrich 67% / 16% {+51%}
• Mitt Romney 54% / 25% {+29%}

Among Moderates

• Mike Huckabee 60% / 25% {+35%}
• Mitt Romney 54% / 29% {+25%}
• Rick Perry 52% / 42% {+10%}
• Newt Gingrich 44% / 37% {+7%}
• Sarah Palin 45% / 51% {-6%}

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 71% / 20% {+51%}
• Sarah Palin 71% / 24% {+47%}
• Rick Perry 64% / 29% {+35%}
• Newt Gingrich 62% / 28% {+34%}
• Mitt Romney 52% / 35% {+17%}

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 70% / 10% {+60%}
• Sarah Palin 67% / 25% {+42%}
• Rick Perry 65% / 23% {+42%}
• Newt Gingrich 59% / 17% {+42%}
• Mitt Romney 51% / 21% {+30%}

Survey of 400 usual Texas Republican primary voters was conducted January 14-16, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points. Political ideology: 75% {75%} [77%] (73%) Conservative; 21% {23%} [22%] (25%) Moderate; 4% {3%} [2%] (2%) Liberal. Results from the poll conducted October 26-28, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted September 2-6, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 19-20, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 19-21, 2010 are in parentheses.